World War II Honoree

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Far Hills, New Jersey

Honored By

George Weck

Relationship

Friend

SERVED FROM 1934 - 1945. SERVED AS MAJOR OF A FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY IN NORTH AFRICA AND ALSO IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR DURING A NIGHT RECONNAISSANCE MISSION AND AFTER 10 MONTHS ESCAPED FROM TUNIS, A GERMAN PRISON CAMP IN ITALY. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION IN 1943.